Phuoc My Ward in Da Nang’s Son Tra District, which is considered as the city’s tourism dedicated area, is now home to a total of 200 restaurants and accommodation establishments.

Food processing at a local restaurant

Over recent years, relevant local agencies have made great efforts to tighten their management of food service providers in this area to ensure the health of customers, including visitors to the city.

In addition, a large number of restaurants in the ward have exerted every effort to enhance the quality of their services, especially food safety and hygiene standard for the benefits of their guests.

The My Hanh seafood restaurant at 17 - 18 Hoang Sa Street in Son Tra District is a typical example. The restaurant is very attractive to locals and visitors from both home and abroad thanks to its fresh and fabulous seafood dishes.

Most notably, this eatery boasts modern storage system to ensure the best quality and the freshness of its seafood to serve its customers. In addition, the restaurant’s food processing facilities and its equipment meet the city's regulations and standards.

The restaurant’s owner Nguyen Hong Phuc, remarked “Ensuring the food safety and hygiene standards is a matter of survival for any food service providers. We, therefore, always offer our customers a wide range of delicious dishes made from fresh ingredients, and ensure the environmental sanitation from inside and outside our restaurant”.

Since 2017, the Phuoc My Ward’s authorities have done their utmost to control the operation of illegal street vendors who insist on begging passers-by to buy their goods. In addition, special heed has been paid to ensuring all displayed products at local markets feature clear source of origin.

The Phuoc My Ward People's Committee Vice Chairwoman Le Thi Nam Thanh remarked that the focus has been paying on ensuring food safety and hygiene for locals and visitors during the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 and the upcoming public holidays. The intention is to minimise the number of food poisoning cases over the festivals.

In particular, all food service providers from across the ward have been forced to sign a commitment to strictly obey the city’s regulation on food safety and hygiene.

In addition, the Son Tra District Women's Union has coordinated with management boards at local markets to offer training courses on food safety and hygiene for traders there.

From now until 25 June, relevant local agencies will pay inspection visits to all food services providers in the district to tighten their management of food safety and hygiene at the venues. The focus is on checking food storing process, the origins of ingredients, and sources of water, and other additives used during food processing.